Russell Lupine (Lupinus regalis)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 8b
Plant Height:	2ft - 3ft
Plant Spread:	2ft
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Lavender Mauve Orange Pink Purple Red Yellow Bi-Color Multi-Color
Flower Time:	Spring Late spring or early summer Summer
Uses:	Cut Flower Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator:	Nitrogen fixer P (Phosphorus)
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees
Resistances:	Drought tolerant
Toxicity:	Leaves are poisonous Other: Seeds are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds:	Depth to plant seed: 0.2 inch Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting Will not come true from seed Other info: It is not coming true from seed, but it still gives new plants with beautifull colors. Every year it's a new surprise to see what color you get.
Propagation: Other methods:	Division
Pollinators:	Bees
Containers:	Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous:	Tolerates poor soil
Parentage:	Lupinus arboreus x L. polyphyllus

Common names

Russell Lupine
Russell Lupin

Also sold as:

'Russell Hybrids'
Lupinus polyphyllus
Lupinus x russellii

Photo Gallery

Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2022-06-13
Russell Lupine (Lupinus regalis) mixed colours

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Location: Millinocket, Maine
Date: 2023-06-24
First blossoms in the lupine patch

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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2022-08-23
Russell Lupine (Lupinus regalis) leaves, in the rain

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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2022-06-13
Russell Lupine (Lupinus regalis), bicolour purple

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Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - near Lake Ontario, zone 6a
Date: 2013-06-20

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Location: Garden has been eliminated. It was part of the front lawn.
Date: 2012-12-08
Same bloom time as many azaleas.

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Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2014-05-23

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Location: Mittenwald, Germany
Date: 2003-05-31

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Location: Millinocket, Maine
Date: 2024-05-27

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Location: Master bedroom garden.
Date: 2005-0607
Growing well with sunshine until 3 PM.

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Location: Lincolnshire, England, UK
Date: Jun 3, 2010 4:49 AM
Russell Lupins grown from seed in a nursery row and transplanted

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-05-30

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Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2010-08-23

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Location: Master bedroom garden that became a JI garden.
Date: 2005-0607
Lupine in the background also.

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Location: Belmont Iris garden - full sun
Date: 2015-0529
Kissing lupine!

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Location: Maine
Date: 2014-05-20
My garden

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Location: Work area
Date: 2011-0727
Roots being packaged for a trade to someone in Georgia. None grew

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Location: Harper fence, morning sun
Date: 2010-0524
Growing well with only morning sun.

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Location: Work area
Date: 2011-0425
I did plant them all.

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Location: Darwell Rolling Woods, Alberta
Date: 2015-07-31

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Location: Terrace.
Date: 2014-05-17
Seedling emerged from between the bricks. It wasn't difficult to

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-05-21

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Location: Lincolnshire, England, UK
Date: May 16, 2011
Groupof Russel Hybrids, the yellow in front is a self sown seedli

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Location: Lincolnshire, England, UK
Date: May 16, 2011
Lupins and Alliums in an English Garden

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Location: Winter Park, Colorado
Date: Summer 2016
Lupin was huge last summer, second year I had this plant

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Location: Indiana Zone 5
Date: 2008-06-26

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Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-06-04

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Location: Terrace garden right side
Date: 2014-07-30
Farthest back. Blooming with tall bearded irises and allium Purpl

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Location: Fireplace garden, middle.
Date: 2013-0602
Blooming well at the same time as clematis and light blue geraniu

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Location: Obelisk garden, full sun
Date: 2014-07-14

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Location: Harper fence, morning sun
Date: 2010-0524
Garden setting

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Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2013-0615
Showing each portion of the bloom and how it grows (and dries) on

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Location: Work area
Date: 2006-0428
Lupine sprouting in spring from chipping done, for compost, the p

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Location: Work area
Date: 2009-0719
It is easiest to wait until the pods turn dark and crack to extra

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Location: Work area
Date: 2011-0713
Showing various stages of seeds ripening as well as the green, un

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Location: Terrace garden right side
Date: 2014-0623
Not yet ripe. When ripe they turn black. If allowed to remain the

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Location: Winter Park, Colorado
Date: summer 2017

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Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2018-02-28

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-05-06

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Location: My Cincinnati, Ohio garden
Date: Spring 2006
Taproot on a small seedling

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Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - near Lake Ontario, zone 6a
Date: 2013-06-04

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Comments:

Posted by eclayne (Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA - Zone 6a) on Jun 17, 2016 12:44 PM concerning plant:

The Russell Lupin, a horticultural hybrid (Lupinus arboreus x L. polyphyllus) was bred by George Russell in the early 20th century. These “Russell Hybrids” are noted for having denser flower spikes and a wider color palette than Big-Leaf Lupin (Lupinus polyphyllus) adding reds, yellows and orange to the usual blues, purples, pinks and white.

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Posted by okus (Lincolnshire, UK) on Sep 22, 2011 4:08 PM concerning plant:

Very easy to grow from seed, and they self seed freely, they flower the year after planting. Plants have a deep taproot so care is needed when transplanting if they are raised in a nursery bed.

If the first flush of flowers are dead headed as they go over, the plants will produce a second and sometimes a third flush of blooms.

They thrive in light, dry, poor, and stoney soils and are an impressive early summer display.

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